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It just so happened that the screen lit up with a ding, and a text came from Carter…
The air seemed to freeze, and everything felt like it was on hold.
Aurelia and Neil stared at each other for some time in bewilderment before they sprang up to snatch the phone in
unison!
In spite of it, Neil’s shoulder was injured, so Aurelia got to the device first.
The girl was smart. Knowing that Neil’s phone was unlocked with face ID, she shook the phone in front of him once
she grabbed it, and the screen unlocked with a click. She then leaped far away from him.
Just when Neil struggled up from bed to stop Aurelia, she had already finished listening to all of Carter’s voice
messages.
“Neil, shouldn’t you wake up now?
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Bro, come on, wake up! The princess has been worried for you these days, and you still can keep up your act?
“Even if you want to keep acting, get another hospital? Retrieving the bullet is just a small surgery, and you won’t
wake up after three days. If the outsiders were to find out, they’d think there’s something wrong with the Irwins’
medical skills! Oh yeah, I threw the blame on the anesthesiologist. Don’t blow your own cover when you wake up
and talk to Her Highness!”
With a beep, the voice messages ended.
Neil had gotten up then and stood by the bed like a statue.
Aurelia brandished the phone and suddenly cracked an inexplicable smile.
Realization struck Neil, and he frantically hunched over. “Ow, my shoulder… hurts so much.”
“Mr. Best Actor, is your shoulder or back hurting?”
“Huh?”
“You’ve spent three days lying down. Didn’t get any bedsores?”
Neil winced and looked at Aurelia.
Aurelia took a deep breath. The tenderness in her eyes vanished. The docile kitty was gone. In replacement, it was
a hissing little leopard.
A moment later, a shaking growl erupted in the hospital ward.
“Neil Harris!”
The award-winning actor closed his eyes. He was doomed. He had gone too far. There was no use no matter how
he acted now.
Aurelia was agitated as she listed off his crimes.
“Three days! I was worried about you for three days!
“Do you know how I’ve spent these three days? Each second felt like torture to me! I was afraid that you wouldn’t
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmwake up, and I blamed myself. I blamed myself for always burdening you. Even attending a banquet made you take
a bullet for me!
“I even thought about going… with you if the worst happened to you!
“Neil Harris, you’re telling me now that you were tricking me!? How could you? Do you really think I’m stupid, or do
you find it fun?”
Neil was stunned from being shouted at. There was nothing he could do.
“No, Aurelia, let me explain…” He wanted to hold her hand.
According to clichés, the female lead would yell, “I don’t want to!”, and push him away. It was not like he had
anything better to explain about. He could just take the opportunity of the jostling and pretend she nudged his
shoulder. He could get away like that!
“Aurelia… Aurelia, listen to me!”
“Okay!” Aurelia crossed her arms in front of herself and stared at him. “Explain!”
What was there to explain!?
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